1,487 of its 8,792 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Road crashes were named in 23 of its stories about harm, about three times usual.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 18 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — about the world's share.
What stood out
The news pointed at the US on 5 of the 7 days held.
Most on Thursday 22 October 2026: Screwworm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
US: stories carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. Dashed line: the world.
USThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at the US most1,916 of its 11,137 stories (17%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Accidents were named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.
3,450 of its 19,372 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Whooping cough was named in 19 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual.
4,116 of its 21,502 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Screwworm was named in 10 of its stories about harm, about 4 times usual.
3,658 of its 19,670 stories (19%) were about people being harmed, usually 20%. Oil spill was named in 14 of its stories about harm, about 9 times usual.
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 335 million people live in the US. Over these days its news carried 64 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about 7 times the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health32%6,643 stories
Rights & justice26%5,429 stories
Disasters & accidents17%3,662 stories
Conflict & violence9%1,801 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given7%1,409 stories
Food & livelihood4%796 stories
Shelter & services4%778 stories
Displacement2%414 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed5,055 Stories reporting arrests2,316 Stories reporting people affected2,158 Stories reporting people injured879 Stories reporting evacuations201 Stories reporting abductions86 Stories reporting people displaced82 Stories reporting refugees61 Stories reporting people falling ill46Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: US. Ring: the world. Measured over 21,342 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: about two-thirds of usual
Feara little less fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: US in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: US's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Cuba45 in 100
of its 670 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Mexico27 in 100
of its 1,427 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Bahamas26 in 100
of its 316 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
US18 in 100
of its 117,682 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Canada17 in 100
of its 14,123 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersPeople displacedProtests & strikes
US (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
road crashes25 Oct23 of its stories that day, about three times its usualaccidents24 Oct14 of its stories that day, about 5 times its usualwhooping cough23 Oct19 of its stories that day, about 8 times its usualscrewworm22 Oct10 of its stories that day, about 4 times its usualoil spill20 Oct14 of its stories that day, about 9 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.